#969fb1

Color #969fb1

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.84 Nearest Tailwind class gray-400 #99a1af · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#969fb1

RGB

rgb(150, 159, 177)

HSL

hsl(220, 14.8%, 64.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 15.3%, 69.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 30.6%)

LAB

lab(65.32, 0.58, -10.41)

LCH

lch(65.32, 10.43, 273.19)

OKLCH

oklch(70.1%, 0.0282, 264.31)

HWB

hwb(220, 58.8%, 30.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1a896

Analogous

#96acb1

#969fb1

#9a96b1

Triadic

#969fb1

#b1969f

#9fb196

Split-complementary

#969fb1

#b19a96

#acb196

Tetradic

#969fb1

#a896b1

#b1a896

#9fb196

Square

#969fb1

#b196ac

#b1a896

#96b19a

Shades

Color #969fb1 mixed toward black.

#77829a

#5d687d

#464e5e

#2e343f

#171a1f

Tints

Color #969fb1 mixed toward white.

#a7afbe

#b9bfcb

#cacfd8

#dcdfe5

#edeff2

Tones

Color #969fb1 mixed toward gray.

#98a0af

#9aa0ac

#9da1aa

#9fa2a8

#a1a3a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.89:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.89:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9aad · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#9999ac · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#96aaa9 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #969fb1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#969fb1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#969fb1 (#969fb1) is rgb(150, 159, 177) in RGB.

No, #969fb1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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